Vera: Cleaning up Politics

Innovation: Focus on anti-corruption campaign platforms

Case selection

Case selection

If it’s true in Paraguay it should elsewhere in the region

Puzzling findings

  • People care about anti-corruption platform but ignore previous bribery record!?

  • Worth exploring further

Why would this happen?

  • Different baselines but no interaction?

  • Information about “his/her party”?

  • Reformed criminals \(\approx\) New clean parties?

  • People stop paying attention to other attributes when they see anti-corruption platforms?